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December 11th, 2007, by Michael Stelzner The nominations flooded in for our second annual contest. We were very pleased to see that blogs dedicated to writing have grown substantially. The nominees have been carefully examined, with the greatest weight on the quality of their content. What follows are the top 10 blogs for writers. These blogs all provide rich content and extremely useful information for writers: Copyblogger , by Brian Clark: Holding the number-one spot for the second year running, this site excels at teaching the art of writing. Freelance Writing Jobs , by Deborah Ng: For writers seeking new work, this site is your sole destination and maintains a top spot in our contest from last year. The Renegade Writer , by Linda Formichelli and Dianna Burell: Are you a freelance journalist looking for inspiration? Look no further. Web Content Writer Tips , by James Chartrand and Harrison McLeod: With a focus on making more money as a writer, this blog is full of hel...

annual list of the 10 best planning, design, and development websites (along with a few honorable mentions) represents some of the top online resources for those interested in planning, design, and development. We've listed the websites alphabetically, with host organization listed in italics if different from the website name. This list is based on nominations by Planetizen readers and staff, and judged against a common set of criteria, including standards of web accessibility. Please post your comment on this list below, or contact us if you have nominations for next year's list. City of Sound www.cityofsound.com The engrossing posts on this blog cover topics as various as singing roads and Antarctic substations – but somehow they all connect back to the shared themes of cities, architecture, design, media and culture. Penned by Dan Hill, a Swiss-born Englishman living in Sydney, Australia, City of Sound is consistently well-written, thoughtful, and surprising. Florida H...

Sarah and I were talking about great presentations we’d seen or heard about and she came up with an idea for a Top 10 list. Here’s our take on the Top 10 Best Presentations Ever (in no particular order…and if you have others to add, we’d love to hear about them): Steve Jobs introduces the Macintosh in 1984 . Back then, Steve dressed like Tucker Carlson circa 2006, but black tee shirts and jeans or double-breasted jacket and bow tie, this Macintosh unveiling rocked the house. Steve has perfected the sense of theater, and none is better than this one. Check out how he pulls the 3.5-inch floppy from his jacket pocket. Flair, baby. Dick Hardt’s Identity 2.0 presentation at OSCON 2005 . Hardt’s preparation and energy sets the standard for presentation quality. He uses hundreds of slides in this 20-minute, high buzz work. Heck, I didn’t even care about virtual identity and still watched this one five or six times. It has a chance of becoming my presentation Dirty Dancing (which I’ve seen 1...